«Oum Shatt is a Berlin boy-group below the poverty line», a phrase from the band’s official press information, which at this point and due to its rich subtext shall not go unquoted. Poor but sexy, broke but band. The old Berlin story, a reality beyond hipster economy, city marketing and souvenirs. Rich in illustrious members though Oum Shatt is navigated by singer Jonas Poppe (Kissogram), guitar player and actor Hannes Lehman (ex-Contriva, Mina) and drummer Chris Imler (Driver and Driver / Die Türen) who –let’s quote that press info again– rightly goes under the description «the Don Corleone of Berlin Rock’n’Roll. Three imaginary boys, venturing into a dry and twitching no-wave experiment, around dusty guitar riffs of often Arab aesthetics. A little bit of surf, a title bit of marxism, upbeat yet composed, black and white, ties and suits. If there is an Egyptian Post-Modernist Society, Oum Shatt is the band playing at their annual dance party.